Album Review: Wiki's 'Ancient History' Showcases New York Underground Rap
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Tom Breihan
1d ago· 11 min readenReview
95/100
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Summary
A review of Wiki's album "Ancient History," discussing the New York underground rapper's latest work, his appearance in the movie Marty Supreme, and analyzing his music, style, and place in the rap scene.
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· 3 pulledSometimes, people describe Wiki's Marty Supreme appearance as a 'cameo,' but that word presupposes that a certain percentage of the Marty Supreme audience would know who Wiki is and maybe recognize him by sight.
I have listened to Wiki's music for a long time, but I didn't even notice him when he popped up in the movie.
He was simply one interesting New York face among many.
Last year, Wiki, the New York underground rap staple known to the government as Patrick Morales, showed up in the movie Marty Supreme. He wasn’t in it for very long, though. I think he had one line. Sometimes, people describe Wiki’s Marty Supreme appearan
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